Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

School Governance and Facilities

Guidelines for Reporting Student Residency Status

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Resident I  – Students attending school in the district, including DYS, MSB, MSD, and MSSD, where they reside (reported by the district where they are enrolled as R1).

• Regular Students – Including employee's child, foster child, Homeless child, Voluntary Transfer Student (VTS)

• Charter Schools

• Job Corp Sites (Federally-operated program)

• Juvenile Detention Centers (Publicly placed)

• Students Receiving Special Education Services in St. Louis County

  • St. Louis County Component Districts (county-district code begins with 096)
  • St. Louis Special School District (SSD) Self-Contained Buildings
  • St. Louis Special School District (SSD) Vocational School Full-Time Studen
• State Operated Schools
  • Division of Youth Services (DYS)
  • Missouri School for the Blind (MSB)
  • Missouri School for the Deaf (MSD)
  • Missouri Schools for the Severely Disabled (MSSD)

 

Resident II Public --Students residing in one district but attending school in another Missouri district for which the resident district is paying full tuition (reported by the Missouri district where they are enrolled as a NR).

• High School Students from K-8 Districts
• Students from Unaccredited School Districts

Resident II Private --Students residing in one district but attending school in another approved facility for which the resident district is paying full tuition (reported by the resident district as R2).

• Students attending a private facility

Cooperative Agreements –Students residing in one district but attending school in another district with a negotiated payment structure in place.  (The district where student attends provides the Student Core and Student Enrollment & Attendance data to the district of residence which then reports the data to the Department as a RI student).  Student Assignment data is reported by the district where the student attends.

• Alternative School Program;
• Special Ed Coops / Special Ed Collaborative
• Area Career Center

Paying Tuition --Students attending school in a district other than where they reside and tuition is paid to the attending district by the parents/guardian or entity other than a Missouri public school district. Note:  Districts do not receive State Aid for students that are not residents. (Reported by the district where they are enrolled as PT).

The following scenarios illustrate models for reporting Student Core records as related to the Student Residency status.

 

Student Residency Status	Reporting District Code	Attending District Code	Resident District Code	Scenario
Resident I  (R1)	A	A	A	Student resides in and attends school in District A. District employee students are Resident I.
Resident II  (R2) attending non-public or private school	A	Private	A	Student resides in District A and attends non-public or private school. District A pays tuition.
Resident II  (R2) attending public school	B	B	A	Student resides in District A and attends school in District B. District A pays full tuition.
Non-Resident  (NR)	B	B	A	Student attends school in District B and lives outside of the attending district in another Missouri District A. The attending District B receives full tuition from the Missouri resident District A.
Desegregation Inbound  (DI)	A	A	B	A desegregation student attends school in District A sent from resident District B. Both districts were previously operating under a court-ordered desegregation.
Parent Tuition  (PT)	A	A	B	Student attends reporting District A, but resides outside of the attending district. And tuition is paid to attending district by parents/guardian or entity other than a Missouri public school district.
Federal Lands  (FL)	A	A	A	Student is a Federal Lands student.

 

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